Greg Louganis is an American former diver widely regarded as one of the greatest divers in Olympic history. He won Olympic gold medals in both the springboard and platform events at both the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Olympics, sweeping both diving disciplines at consecutive Games. At the 1988 Games he famously hit his head on the springboard during a preliminary dive, required stitches, and returned hours later to win gold, a moment widely remembered as one of the sport's most dramatic.
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Career HighlightWon diving gold medals at both the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, sweeping both springboard and platform events in consecutive Games. 1 Classification
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He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games.
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He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games.
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Gregory Efthimios Louganis (; born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform.
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